Cabrillo centennial events canceled

First, the Miramar Air Show. Now, the Cabrillo National Monument’s centennial celebrations have fallen victim to the federal government shutdown.

Four days of celebrations were planned, starting Friday and ending Monday, exactly 100 years after President Woodrow Wilson officially established the monument. But on Tuesday it was announced that all centennial events were cancelled or postponed, including the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation’s gala, “Cabrillo Lights Up the Night.”

The Miramar Air Show was cancelled last Thursday, on the eve of the two-day show.

“Cabrillo Lights,” which was to take place on Saturday, has been tentatively shifted to March 2014; exact dates are still being determined. People who had bought tickets — $55 for foundation members, $65 for others — will be offered refunds or tickets to the March 2014 event.